AXPO UK LIMITED
Operating as a subsidiary of the Swiss renewable energy producer Axpo Group, the company supplies electricity and gas to large industrial and commercial consumers while managing wholesale energy trading across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
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Cash
£2.3m
+15.7% vs 2024
Net assets
£20m
-54.9% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
37
+5.7% highest in 3 filed years
Profit before tax
-£5.4m
-117.1% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Utilities median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-09-30
| Metric | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £602,705,000 | £408,529,000 | £311,195,000 | -23.8% | |
| Operating profit | £29,897,000 | £33,324,000 | -£2,728,000 | -108.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £28,496,000 | £31,706,000 | -£5,410,000 | -117.1% | |
| Net profit | £21,849,000 | £24,943,000 | -£5,824,000 | -123.3% | |
| Cash | £33,826,000 | £1,975,000 | £2,286,000 | +15.7% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £151,887,000 | £79,868,000 | £35,808,000 | -55.2% | |
| Net assets | £40,804,000 | £45,078,000 | £20,313,000 | -54.9% | |
| Equity | £40,804,000 | £45,078,000 | £20,313,000 | -54.9% | |
| Average employees | 34 | 35 | 37 | +5.7% | |
| Wages | £3,262,000 | £3,107,000 | £3,352,000 | +7.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £747,279 | £966,219 | £1,552,818 | +60.7% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2023-09-30 | 2024-09-30 | 2025-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 5.0% | 8.2% | -0.9% | |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 6.1% | -1.9% | |
| Return on capital employed | 19.7% | 41.7% | -7.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 91.4% | 85.5% | 90.3% | |
| Current ratio | 1.09x | 1.13x | 1.12x | |
| Interest cover | 21.34x | 20.60x | -1.02x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 1 time since incorporation
- AXPO UK LIMITED 2012-09-28 → present
- EGL UK LIMITED 2008-05-22 → 2012-09-28
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- UK-adopted International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs)
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Rödl & Partner Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“Consequently, the directors are confident that the Company will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from the date of approval of the financial statements and therefore have prepared the financial statements on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- AXPO UK LIMITED · parent
- Axpo UK Trading Limited 100%
Significant events
- “Axpo UK will continue to operate under the remit of its electricity and gas supply licence focusing on large business and industrial customers plus off taking electricity and green certificates from wind and solar PPAs.”
- “The Company is exploring opportunities with batteries and have entered into agreements with co-located solar PPAs with batteries on site.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
5 active · 15 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOBO, Brennon | Secretary | 2018-08-30 | — | — |
| FRANCESCHINO, Domenico | Director | 2014-02-04 | Dec 1967 | Italian |
| HUBER, Marc Philipp | Director | 2024-01-12 | Feb 1977 | Swiss |
| KELLER, Christoph | Director | 2019-02-26 | Dec 1971 | Swiss |
| MCCARTHY, Steven William | Director | 2021-07-01 | Aug 1977 | British |
Show 15 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| KNUBLEY, David John | Secretary | 2013-12-12 | 2014-12-15 |
| LINNENBAUM, Marc | Secretary | 2014-12-12 | 2015-03-11 |
| LOBO, Brennon | Secretary | 2011-06-20 | 2012-12-06 |
| MACDONALD, Kate Laura | Secretary | 2015-03-11 | 2018-08-30 |
| RALSTON, Jemma | Secretary | 2012-12-06 | 2013-12-13 |
| ZUMBACH, Andreas | Secretary | 2008-05-22 | 2011-06-20 |
| DE LUCA, Domenico | Director | 2009-10-23 | 2014-02-25 |
| DENZLER BAABER, Esther | Director | 2008-05-22 | 2009-01-27 |
| EL-KHOURY, Kamal | Director | 2011-10-17 | 2021-07-01 |
| GAUCK, Harald | Director | 2019-02-26 | 2024-01-12 |
| HAYLEY, Alec William | Director | 2009-10-23 | 2011-08-19 |
| JUCH, Peter | Director | 2010-02-16 | 2019-06-06 |
| TAYLOR, Nicholas John | Director | 2009-01-27 | 2014-02-25 |
| VON HEYDEN, Harald | Director | 2009-10-23 | 2010-02-09 |
| INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED | Corporate Director | 2008-05-22 | 2008-05-22 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Axpo International Sa | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 94 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-11 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-05-26 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-07-02 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2025-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2024-06-07 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-01-26 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2024-01-25 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2023-07-12 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2023-06-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-07-08 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2022-06-24 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2022-01-31 | AD01 | address | Change registered office address company with date old address new address | |
| 2021-07-13 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2021-07-13 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2021-07-13 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2021-06-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2020-07-07 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2020-05-22 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2019-08-02 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.